Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter prompted a response from former US President Donald Trump.
Trump praised Elon Musk, a tech tycoon, for buying Twitter in a statement on Friday.
According to him, the platform is “now in sane hands.” The world’s richest man saw his $44 billion bid to buy the company concluded late Thursday after months of uncertainty and speculation.
“I am very happy that Twitter is now in sane hands, and will no longer be run by Radical Left Lunatics and Maniacs that truly hate our country,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
Following the 2021 assault on the US Capitol that the Republican leader was accused of instigating, Tesla CEO Musk has said he will lift Trump’s Twitter ban.
But Trump made no mention of his intentions to return from his online confinement. Since Musk is renowned for harassing other Twitter users, activists are frightened by the idea of Musk overseeing Twitter because they fear an increase in harassment and false information.
Far-right users celebrated the purchase, posting comments such as “masks don’t work” and other taunts, believing that moderation rules would now be relaxed. “Twitter must now work hard to rid itself of all of the bots and fake accounts that have hurt it so badly. It will be much smaller, but better,” Trump said.
